Shire (SHPG) slides on attempts to buy Swiss firm

Shire PLC SHPG shares declined 3.3% to $243.25. Shire has approached Swiss drug company Actelion Ltd ALIOF regarding a potential £12-billion buyout, according to sources as reported by the UK's Sunday Times. Share volume totaled 216,000, compared to an all-day average of 614,000
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